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Barbara J. Weakley
Barbara J. Weakley

New York Times, Tuesday, May 24, 1988

23-Down : Trotyl, for short

Author:
Barbara J. Weakley
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { G J X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Barbara J. Weakley has 19 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,077
Across
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Waft : WHIFF
6
Cicatrix : SCAR
10
Cobblers : PIES
14
Studio stand : EASEL
15
Irish : ERSE
16
Killer whale : ORCA
17
Macaw : ARARA
18
French number : CINQ
19
Spree : LARK
20
Get a sound sleep : RESTUP
22
Exclusive shop : BOUTIQUE
24
Letters at Calvary : INRI
26
Salon specialty : TINT
27
They have listings : REALTORS
31
Subway gates : STILES
35
French pronoun : ELLE
36
Gloria ___ : PATRI
38
Film: Comb. form : CINE
39
Spanish greeting : ALO
40
___ a time : ONEAT
41
Bounder : CAD
42
Speech problem : LISP
44
High point for Moses : SINAI
45
Ceremony : RITE
46
Range of Minn. : MESABI
48
Exercise-bike adjunct : ODOMETER
50
Charlie Brown's expression : RATS
52
Easy task : SNAP
53
More comely : PRETTIER
57
Purposeful gait : STRIDE
61
Desolate, once : LORN
62
Unprejudiced : OPEN
64
Vacancy sign : TOLET
65
Ron Howard TV role : OPIE
66
Number of feline lives : NINE
67
Happening : EVENT
68
Cervine creature : DEER
69
Popular Anglo-Nigerian singer : SADE
70
Change colors : REDYE
Down
1
Pal of wash : WEAR
2
Hopping herbivore : HARE
3
"The corn ___ high ... " : ISAS
4
Fruitful : FERTILE
5
Show off : FLAUNT
6
Amex overseer : SEC
7
Place for corn : CRIB
8
Likely ___ (probably) : ASNOT
9
Formal demands : REQUISITIONS
10
Prudent : POLITIC
11
Basra's locale : IRAQ
12
Color of unbleached linen : ECRU
13
Eastern beverage : SAKE
21
They get voted on : PROPOSITIONS
23
Trotyl, for short : TNT
25
Tabriz native : IRANI
27
Sphere : REALM
28
Ewing matriarch : ELLIE
29
At ___ for words : ALOSS
30
Pool member : STENO
32
Legitimate : LICIT
33
Related maternally : ENATE
34
Hebrew feast : SEDER
37
Electric catfish : RAADS
43
Penn, to Teller : PARTNER
45
Chide : REPROVE
47
Leatherwing : BAT
49
Make a difference : MATTER
51
Photo finish : SEPIA
53
Trudge : PLOD
54
Hitchcock film : ROPE
55
Mercyhurst College site : ERIE
56
Tear : REND
58
"___ Three Lives" : ILED
59
Refute : DENY
60
Small suffix : ETTE
63
Maiden-named : NEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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